Dan Blumstein: Fear and listening to your inner marmot
The Wild with Chris Morgan
Studying Marmot Vocalizations in Response to Predators
The study involved investigating marmot vocalizations in response to predators by observing natural vocalization patterns when predators are nearby and by eliciting alarm calls from marmots using methods like walking towards them and using fake predators like robo-badgers and gliders. The research included recording the calls, playing them back to marmots, and analyzing their responses. Marmots exhibited similar responses regardless of the type of predator, indicating communication of risk level rather than predator type based on their vocalizations.
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